The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) is inviting presenters at the 2018 UROP Symposium to participate in the first ever UROP Video Challenge. Think of it as an “elevator pitch” of your research!

Please do not worry about getting fancy with editing. You can recruit a friend to film you, or do your pitch selfie style. You might even decide to do it during the Symposium.

You get up to 2 minutes to answer the following three questions:

What inspired or motivated you to do your research project?

Why should society care about your research findings?

What are key findings, implications and/or applications?

Please do not include any information that is pending publication, patent, or can be considered the intellectual property of your mentor or UCI. If you are not sure what to exclude, please consult your faculty mentor.

Two types of prizes will be awarded, based on either popularity or review by a panel of judges. For more information, please see the link below.

The UCI Global Sustainability Resource Center and the FRESH Basic Needs Hub are now accepting applications for the 2018-19 Global Good and Carbon Neutrality Student Fellowships. These opportunities are sponsored by the UC Office of the President and are open to undergraduate and graduate students. For more information and to apply, click here.

Advising Appointments: If you are interested in one-on-one advising for any scholarships, you can schedule an appointment to meet with an advisor. Please view Advising Appointments for more information on how to set up an appointment. Our office is open Monday – Friday from 9:00 – 4:00 pm at the Writing Center of Ayala Science Library.

Upcoming Events & FYI’s
The 2018-2019 Big 10 Pre-Application is NOW closed! Thank you for submitting a pre-application for the 2018-2019 cycle. Any questions or concerns can be made to sklrship@uci.edu.

We are proud to announce the Call for Papers for Volume XXI of The UCI Undergraduate Research Journal. Sponsored by the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP), the Journal publishes a compilation of exceptional research papers submitted by UCI undergraduate students.

We encourage students have completed a research or creative project between the Spring Quarter of 2017 and the Summer of 2018 to submit their work for publication in the 2018 Journal; see the UROP Web site for complete submission guidelines and to review previous volumes.

The manuscript and all suplemental application materials and forms should be submitted online at the UROP Web site (http://www.urop.uci.edu/journal.html), by Monday, July 2, 2018.
For more information, you may contact the UROP Office: Student Services II, Suite 2100; Phone: (949) 824-4189; E-mail: urop@uci.edu.

The General Chemistry Peer Tutoring Program is now recruiting tutors for the 2018-2019 academic year. This is a great opportunity to familiarize yourself with professors, reinforce your general chemistry knowledge, and utilize your skills to help others. All majors and class levels are welcome to apply.

Applications are due May 18 at 11:55 PM. If you have any questions, please feel free to email jhariyan@uci.edu.